School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)
- Location:
- Glentogher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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- (continued from previous page)Philip Hirrell
Meenolin
Glentogher
The information contained in the foregoing Composition was obtained from my father Philip Hirrell age 54 years who lives at the above address.
- The name of my Townland is Galwilly. Carndonagh is my Parish, and Inishowen is my Barony.There are twelve families in my Townland. There are sixty four people living in it. Devlin is the most common name in it. Six people have thatched, and six slated houses. Galwilly means the town of the strangers. There are five people over seventy living in it. The oldest of them is 97. She is Mary Hirl. Any Irish that she learned, she has forgotten it, and does not remember(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Niall O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Galwolie, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Galwolie, Co. Donegal
